The Pitt Dominates with 13 Emmy Nominations Including Best Drama Series and Acting Nods in 2025

Emmy voters indeed fell into The Pitt. The HBO Max hit received an impressive 13 Emmy nominations, announced Tuesday, including Best Drama Series and Best Drama Actor for Noah Wyle.

Here is a breakdown of the categories where the medical drama succeeded — and where it missed out.

Best Drama Series: Nominated

Since its January debut, The Pitt has been the breakout hit of the year. It quickly rose in Gold Derby’s Best Drama Series odds, ranking second at nomination time. It is nominated alongside other heavyweights including Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, Severance, Slow Horses, and The White Lotus.

Best Drama Actor: Nominated

Noah Wyle was the last nominee announced alphabetically but has led the odds since May, shortly after Season 1 concluded and six weeks after his standout performance in the 13th episode. This marks Wyle’s sixth Emmy nomination and his first in 26 years. Previously, he was nominated in Best Supporting Actor for ER between 1994 and 1999. Other nominees include Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), and Adam Scott (Severance).

Best Drama Supporting Actor: Snubbed

The Pitt submitted two hopefuls — Patrick Ball (10th in the odds) and Gerran Howell (14th) — but both were overshadowed by a flood of nominees from The White Lotus (Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Sam Rockwell), Severance (Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, John Turturro), and Paradise’s James Marsden.

Best Drama Supporting Actress: Nominated

Out of seven supporting actress contenders from The Pitt, only Katherine LaNasa secured a nomination, ranking seventh in the odds. She competes against four actresses from The White Lotus — Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Aimee Lou Wood, Natasha Rothwell — plus Patricia Arquette (Severance) and Julianne Nicholson (Paradise).

Best Drama Guest Actor: Nominated and Snubbed

Both Shawn Hatosy (second in odds) and Mackenzie Astin (fifth) sought nominations here, but only Hatosy made it. He faces competition from Jeffrey Wright and Joe Pantoliano (The Last of Us), Scott Glenn (The White Lotus), Giancarlo Esposito (The Boys), and Forest Whitaker (Andor).

Best Drama Guest Actress: Snubbed

This was a long shot category for The Pitt. Rebecca Tilney, who portrayed the sister of Astin’s character during their father’s end-of-life care, ranked 10th in odds but was ultimately not nominated. The nominees include Gwendoline Christie, Merritt Wever, Jane Alexander (Severance), Kaitlyn Dever, Catherine O’Hara (The Last of Us), and Cherry Jones (The Handmaid’s Tale).

Best Drama Directing: Nominated

The Pitt took a bold step by submitting three episodes for consideration, and two were nominated: the pilot “7:00 A.M.” directed by executive producer John Wells, and the impactful mass casualty episode “6:00 P.M.” directed by Amanda Marsalis. This category expanded to seven slots this year. Competing episodes come from Andor, Slow Horses, The White Lotus, and two from Severance.

Best Drama Writing: Nominated

Similarly, three episodes were submitted for writing, with two earning nods: the pilot “7:00 A.M.,” written by creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill, and “2:00 P.M.,” penned by Joe Sachs, the show’s medical consultant and former ER writer. These will compete against episodes of Andor, Severance, Slow Horses, and The White Lotus.

Crafts Nominations

The Pitt also received nominations for contemporary makeup (non-prosthetic), prosthetic makeup, sound editing, and sound mixing, highlighting the show’s technical excellence.